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mycotic aneurysm

mycotic aneurysm noun: an aneurysm in which an infectious agent, usually bacteria, grows through the wall of a blood vessel. It leads to an irreversible dilatation of an artery due to destruction of the vessel wall by infection.

Noun

mycotic aneurysm (plural mycotic aneurysms)

  1. An aneurysm in which an infectious agent, usually bacteria, grows through the wall of a blood vessel. It leads to an irreversible dilatation of an artery due to destruction of the vessel wall by infection.

Forms of mycotic aneurysm

pluralmycotic aneurysms

Origin of mycotic aneurysm

Mildly confusingly, named for mushroom-shaped instances, not for fungal pathogens as the term seems to suggest etymonically; for more, see Wikipedia at mycotic aneurysm § History.

Questions about mycotic aneurysm

What does mycotic aneurysm mean?
Mycotic aneurysm means an aneurysm in which an infectious agent, usually bacteria, grows through the wall of a blood vessel. It leads to an irreversible dilatation of an artery due to destruction of the vessel wall by infection.
What part of speech is mycotic aneurysm?
Mycotic aneurysm is a noun.
What is the plural of mycotic aneurysm?
The plural of mycotic aneurysm is mycotic aneurysms.

Words near mycotic aneurysm in the dictionary

  1. mycotherapy
  2. mycothiazole
  3. mycothiol
  4. mycothrix
  5. mycotic
  6. mycotic aneurysm
  7. mycotic aneurysms
  8. mycotic granulomatosis
  9. mycotoxic
  10. mycotoxicities
  11. mycotoxicity

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